Telescope-support.



'No. 773,813. PATENTED NOV. 1, 1904.

G. N. SAEGMULLER; I

TELESCOPE SUPPORT.

'APPLIGATION FILED MAR. 24, 1904.

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TELESCOPE-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 773,813,6ate0i November1, 1964:. Application filed March 24, 190%. Serial No. 199,732. (Nomodel.)

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Be it know n that I, G EORGE N. SAEGMULLER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Yi ashington, District of Columbia, have in"- vcntedcertainnew and useful Improvements in Tlelescopc-Sup ports, of which thefollowing is a specification.

lu that class of telescopes employed inconnection with heavy ordnanceextreme accuracy of mounting is a necessity; but for various masons itoften happens that these telescopes hccoinc deranged or damaged, so thatit hccoi'nes necessary to remove them from their mounts and replace themwith others that are in proper condition for use. it is practicallyimpossible to manufacture telescopes that are exact duplicates in theminutcst details, and the result is that it is exceedingly diliieuit tomount another in the place of one removed so that it will bear exactlythe .sznnercla'tion so far as pointing. range, and the like areconcerned. This very serious objection I propose to obviate by means ofthipresent invention, and the overcoming of the same is the primaryobject thereof.

one form of the mount, showing the telescope.

in place. Fig. Lis an end elevation of the clamping-ring. Fig. 3 is anend elevation of the holding sleeve or jacket, and Fig. i is a sectionalview through a modification.-

T he same letters of reference are employed for the purpose ofdesignating the same parts throughout the various figures abovedescribed.

The tel escope proper (shogvnin section in Fig. 1) is of the ordinary orwell-known ype lar in cross-section. Fitted upon the casing A is aholding sleeve or jacket B, split as shown at C and having a circularhore to snugly receive the telescope-case, shown' in Fig. 1. Theexterior of this sleeve or jacket B is preferably angular incrosssection,

whcreby a series of flat sides are. obtained. Triangular, pentagonal; orother arrangemcnt of surfaces may, however, be employed Without in anymanner departing from the spirit of the invention. I

The support proper consists of a standard D, a portion only of I whichis shown, and which may be secured or mounted at its lower end in anymanner suitable. The standard D has at its upper end a clamping-ringcomposed of sections E and F. Thesection E is rigidly mounted on and mayhe made integral with the standard I), as shown, and has at its upperends oppositely-extending ears G. The upper section F comprises half thering and has at its lower ends ears H, adapted to lie over the ears G.Clamping-holtsi, passing through the ears H and screwed into the earsCr, serve to hold the ring-sections together.

Particular attention is asked to the inner surface of the clamping-ring.It will be seen that the lower section E has two convergentlyangularly-disposed flat homing-surfaces J, while the portion K betweenthese surfaces is rounded. The upper ring-section F has its inner topsurface' flattened, as shown at L,

is also rounded. This arrangement there fore affords three substautiallyflat bearingsurfaces that engage corresponding spaced flathearing-surfaces of the jacket or siceve B, leaving the other surfacesunengaged hy the clamping-rin The parts as assembled are shown in Fi 1,where, as already described, an ordinary round-case telescope isemployed. When the ring is clamped down upon the sleeve, it will heclear that the telescope will he held against movement therein andthereby, so that its position will remain the same under all conditions.If new it becomes necessary to replace.

while the portion M. on opposite sides thereof comprising a tubularcasing A, that is circu- (shown in the present instance as hexagonal thetelescope with a new one, the old one may we The ,new one ably be foundout of line when sighted on the 1 same object; but by means of thissupport the error can be readily rectified by suitably Le s filing thedifferent bearing-surfaces J 'T and L until the telescope has beenbrought-to l proper position.

The mount therefore af fords simple and convenient means for readily 1her having angular]y-disposed inner surfaces securing the desiredresult.

A modification and one that constitutes no departure from the spirit ofthe invention is shown in 'Fig. 1., in this instance the telescope-caseitself is made angular in cross-scej tion and is designated by theletter A.

The

mount, however, is constructed exactly the sameas the one shownin Figs.1 and 2, and I 1 porting-standard, and asectional r1ngmount no furtherdescription is therefore necessary.

In the claims hereinafter set forth the term t v telescope member isused, and this term is 2 intended to be broad enough to include thetelescope A and the sleeve B. as well as the telescope A and othermodifications which I do not consider necessary to herein illustrate.

Having thus described my invention, what;

I claim new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a mount of the class described, the combination with a telescopemember having pluralitwof spaced bearings extending longitudinally ofthe telescope member, of a supporting member including a clamp havingspaced bearings corresponding to and engaging the bearings of thetelescope member,

certain of said bearings being changeable to 5 permit the change ofposition of the telescope that bears against certain of said angularlidisposed faces.

1. In a mount of the class described, the

in a mount of the class described, the

combination with a telescope member having spaced substantially flatsurfaces, and a sectional clamping-ring having spaced substantially fiatsurfaces that engage the flat surfaces of the telescope member, theportions between the said flat surfaces being unen- 7. In a mount of theclass (l6SCl'l J@(l,tl16 combination with a telescope member that isangular in cross-section, of a clamping momthat engage certain of thespaced angular surfaces of the telescope member, the surfaces betweensaid"engaged surfaces being unengaged.

8. In a mount of the class described, the combination with a telescopemember having convcrgently-disposed side faces, of a suped on thesupporting-standard and having spaced angularly-disposed inner surfacesthat engage certain of the surfaces of the telescope.

member.

9. In a mount of the class described, the

combination with a telescope member having other section having earscorresponding to the ears of the first sectlon, means for fastening theears together. angular flat surfaces formed upon the inner sides of thering, and a telescope member arranged within the ring and 1 havingangular flat surfaces that are borne combination with a telescope memberhaving a plurality of faces angularly disposed with relation to eachother and extending longitu--;'

dinallv of the member, of a supporting member including a clamp thatsurrounds and bears against certain of the spaced faces of the saidtelescope member. a

in a mount of the class (.lcscrilmd, a tclel scope member having spacedsul'istantially flat r surfaces, and a clamping member having spacedsubstantially flat surfaces that engage the fiat surfaces of thetelescope member. 6. In a mount of the class described, the

upon by the flat surfaces of the ring.

1-1. In a mount of the class described, the

combination with a telescope, of a sleeve hav- 12. In a mount of theclass described, the

combination with a telescope-case circular in cross-section, of a splitclamping-sleeve having a circular bore to receive the telescopecase andangularly-disposcd outer fiat surfaces, a suppOrting-standard, and asectional clamping-ring carried by the standard and havingangularLv-disposed' flat surfaces that are arranged to bear upon certainof the-surfaces of the sleeve.

in testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

' GEORGE N. SAEHMULLER.

' Witnesses: v

MARSHALL V\"'. \Vrnes, VILEIAM C. SI-Ms.

